Podcast appearances and mentions of Henry Ward

Henry Ward, cofounder and CEO of Carta, has spent over a decade scaling his company from an early-stage startup to a 2,000-person industry leader. In this a16z Speedrun conversation with Games partner Josh Lu, Henry shares hard-earned lessons on:Hiring missionaries vs. mercenaries — and how to keep company culture intact as you scaleThe reality of product-market fit and why many founders try to sell too soonThe evolution of a CEO — from building a product to building a system around youInputs vs. outputs, and why companies should focus on the right leading indicatorsTransparency in leadership, including when (and when not) to shareThis episode is packed with candid insights and lessons on company building. Recorded live at the a16z Speedrun program, you can learn more at a16z.com/games/speedrun. Resources: Find Henry on X: https://x.com/henryswardFind Josh on X: https://x.com/JoshLu Stay Updated: Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16zFind a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

In today's episode of the podcast, I'm sharing a conversation between myself & the CEO of Carta, Henry Ward. We discuss leadership, the struggles of middle management, and how to be more efficient with your time in the workplace. Business owners and leaders, especially those in middle management, will get so much value out of this episode! Enjoy. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: How Carta started Henry's journey as an entrepreneur Being consumer-centric Tips for working with an active board How to deliver feedback to your team as a leader Entrepreneurship and the school system How to help middle managers grow Business lessons from 2 CEOs

This new weekly, five part series of conversations with art educators, practitioners and makers expands on the ideas presented by Visualise: The Runnymede Trust and Freelands Foundation 2024 report on Race & Inclusion in Secondary School Art Education. These conversations aim to support educators in providing a more diverse art curriculum. Today Henry Ward, an artist, educator and the Director of Freelands Foundation and Shabna Begum, CEO of the Runnymede Trust give an overview of the UK arts education ecosystem.Freelands Foundation works to broaden access to art education and the visual arts across the UK. They work with teachers and educators to develop diverse and ambitious approaches to art education. Read the report Visualise report here. Apologies for the disruption to sound quality in this episode.Executive producer and host Lou MensahShade Podcast InstagramShade Podcast WebsiteMusic King Henry IV original composition for Shade Podcast by Brian JacksonEdit & Mix by Tess DavidsonEditorial support from Anne Kimunguyi Help support the work that goes into creating Shade Podcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/shadepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 445 / Henry Ward is an artist, writer, and educator living in London. He works primarily as a painter, but also makes drawings and small sculptures. He is interested in exploring the language of paint by investigating the threshold between abstraction and representation.  He was shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize in 2018, 2019 and 2022, and longlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2021. He was included in the inaugural “The Football Art Prize” in 2022. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions. The first substantial publication about his work, “Shed Paintings – Henry Ward”, was published in February 2021 by Hato Press and features 101 works on paper and an essay by Ben Street.  He is the Director for Freelands Foundation and launched the Freelands Painting Prize in 2020. Previously he was Head of Education at Southbank Centre and worked in a variety of roles at Welling School, a Specialist Visual Arts College, where he led on the school's specialism. In 2002 he established the alTURNERtive Prize, an annual award celebrating outstanding student practice. In 2011 he founded the biannual arts and education periodical, æ. He is a visiting lecturer at UK art schools including Bath Spa University, University of Brighton, Manchester School of Art, Plymouth College of Art and Wolverhampton School of Art, and a mentor on the Turps Art School Correspondence and off-site courses. He has written and lectured widely on the arts and education, with a particular focus on teaching as an artistic practice. He was an advisor for Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin from 2018-21 and curated a two day event, “Assembly”, investigating approaches to public engagement in 2018 and a follow up, “Assembly II” in 2021.  In 2023 he undertook a residency at the Albers Foundation in Connecticut.

Henry Ward, CEO and Co-founder at Carta,   M&A has become a critical tool for companies to stay competitive in today's fast-changing market. But success in acquisitions now requires more than just speed—it demands a strategic approach that aligns with long-term goals and adapts to industry shifts.   In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Henry Ward, CEO and Co-founder of Carta, shares his insights on how businesses can refine their M&A strategies to thrive in an evolving corporate landscape.   Things you will learn: • Building the case for actionability • How to convince founders to sell • Valuing high-growth companies • Bounded vs. unbounded acquisitions • Balancing disciplined acquisitions with opportunistic ventures   ******************* This episode is sponsored by Grata. Grata is the leading platform for private market dealmaking. With innovative AI and diligence-grade data, Grata makes it easy to find and evaluate targets from the outside looking in. Win more with Grata.   This episode is also sponsored by DealRoom AI, the latest innovation from DealRoom designed specifically for M&A professionals. DealRoom AI automates the analysis and extraction of key information from due diligence documents, empowering teams to save up to 80% of their time on document analysis and focus on what really matters—closing the deal.  Ready to streamline your M&A process? Visit dealroom.net today.   ******************* Episode Timestamps 00:00 Intro 06:30 First failed acquisition story 09:13 Lessons learned during early deals 14:06 Building the case for actionability 16:31 Convincing founders to sell 26:06 Valuing high-growth companies 28:26 Bridging valuation gaps 31:48 Acquihires and product tuck-ins 35:39 Bounded vs. unbounded acquisitions 40:40 Lessons from unbounded M&A deals 44:22 Strategic capital allocation 46:33 Evaluating pipelines and allocating resources 48:10 How to make successful Corp Dev team and CEO relationships 50:25 Integration expectations from stakeholders 53:31 Thoughts on international expansion 56:02 Craziest thing in M&A

In the season finale of the Weshtern Philosophy Podcas Anthony and Bart discuss the topic of 'Cycles' along with a few special guests: Nadaa Hyder, artist and owner of the Morning Dew cafe where we recorded this, adventurer Henry Ward and musician Sonja O Brien, who also joined us for a special rendition of the Weshtern Philosophy theme song during our session afterwards.Follow (and visit!) Morning Dew - https://www.instagram.com/morningdew.ie/Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @weshternphilosophypodcastWould you like to support the podcast? Please go to https://ko-fi.com/weshternphilosophyThanks a million!Anthony and Bart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Higher Standard podcast, hosts Chris, Saied, and Haroon engage in an insightful conversation with Alessandro Chesser, co-founder of GetDynasty. GetDynasty is revolutionizing estate planning by offering a platform that allows users to create and manage living trusts entirely online. This innovative approach helps protect assets, avoid probate, and ensure seamless inheritance. Highlighted in the discussion are Dynasty's notable investors, including Bill Ackman, Henry Ward, and Jerry Murdock, underscoring the company's strong backing and potential impact on democratizing wealth management. ➡️ If Alessandro looks strikingly handsome, you can chalk that up to good genetics as he also happens to be the cousin of the one and only Sal Di Stefano, who is partially responsible for The Higher Standard podcast's creation. Learn More Here: https://www.getdynasty.com

On this episode, we dish about our recent trip to Texas! For our interview, we welcome Henry Ward, Principal Oboe of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra! This episode is brought to you by Barton Cane (www.bartoncane.com/), Ugly Duckling Oboes (uglyducklingoboes.com/), Chemical City Double Reeds (www.chemicalcityreeds.com/)and Oboe Chicago (www.oboechicago.com). Thank you to our amazing sponsors!

Do you know what a Marathon Quad is? Find out on today's episode. Plus, Henry Ward shares his story about how he nearly killed himself with alcohol, overcame it, and leveraged his addiction for a new one. Follow him on Instagram @runningwithoutthedevil and follow us @crummymarathoners --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crummy-marathoners/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crummy-marathoners/support

Ultra Runner, author, recovering addict and father Henry Ward shares his many inspiring life journeys that have taken him on a road that ultimately led to helping others. We dig deep on what it means to be in the moment and do hard things in life.  Running Without The Devil: How an alcoholic and addict used running to battle his addiction and how you can too. https://a.co/d/1WNjJil   Running Without the Devil   One Inch At A Time: A First Person Account Of A Grueling 250-Mile Endurance Race Through The Sonoran Desert https://a.co/d/ewUUFeR   One too many donuts: A children's book about addiction and ways to conquer it.     Get your official Cultra Clothes and other Cultra TRP PodSwag at our store! Outro music by Nick Byram Become a Cultra Crew Patreon Supporter  basic licker.  If you lick us, we will most likely lick you right back Cultra Facebook Fan Page Go here to talk shit and complain and give us advice that we wont follow Cultra Trail Running Instagram Don't watch this with your kids Sign up for a race at Live Loud Running and feel better Buy Fred's Book Running Home More Information on the #CUT112                        Enter   Henry   https://runningwithoutthedevil.com/running-club-fund/   Books4Recovery Fund - Running Without The Devil

Will Larson is Chief Technology Officer at Carta. Prior to joining Carta, he was the CTO at Calm and held engineering leadership roles at Stripe, Uber, and Digg. He is the author of two foundational engineering career books, An Elegant Puzzle and Staff Engineer, and The Engineering Executive's Primer, which will be released in February. In our conversation, we discuss:• Systems thinking: what it is and how to apply it• Advice for product managers on fostering productive relationships with engineering managers• Why companies should treat engineers like adults• How to best measure developer productivity• Writing and its impact on his career• How to balance writing with a demanding job• How to develop your company values—Brought to you by DX—A platform for measuring and improving developer productivity | OneSchema—Import CSV data 10x faster | Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security.—Find the transcript for this episode and all past episodes at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/episodes/. Today's transcript will be live by 8 a.m. PT.—Where to find Will Larson:• X: https://twitter.com/Lethain• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-larson-a44b543/• Website: https://lethain.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Will's background(04:12) Changes in the field of engineering(06:27) We need to stop treating engineers like children(08:32) Systems thinking(13:23) Implementing systems thinking in hiring(16:32) Engineering strategy(20:21) Examples of engineering strategies(25:08) How to get good at strategy(26:48) The importance of writing about things that excite you(32:40) The biggest risk to content creation is quitting too soon(35:24) How to make time for writing(37:41) Tips for aspiring writers(41:18) Building productive relationships between product managers and engineers(43:45) Giving the same performance rating to EMs and PMs(48:24) Measuring engineering productivity(55:53) Defining company values(01:02:10) Failure corner: the Digg rewrite(01:11:05) Will's upcoming book, The Engineering Executive's Primer(01:12:04) Lightning round—Referenced:• The end of the “free money” era: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/11/techscape-zirp-tech-boom• Work on what matters: https://lethain.com/work-on-what-matters/• Sheryl Sandberg to Harvard Biz Grads: “Find a Rocket Ship”: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/05/24/sheryl-sandberg-to-harvard-biz-grads-find-a-rocket-ship/?sh=708c9a93b37a• What Is Systems Thinking?: https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/business/what-is-systems-thinking• Introduction to systems thinking: https://lethain.com/systems-thinking/• Thinking in Systems: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/1603580557• Silent Spring: https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Spring-Rachel-Carson/dp/0618249060• Writing an engineering strategy: https://lethain.com/eng-strategies/• Carta: https://carta.com/• Eric Vogl on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericvogl/• Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Strategy-Bad-difference-matters/dp/1781256179• The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists: https://www.amazon.com/Crux-How-Leaders-Become-Strategists/dp/1541701240/• How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything in Between: https://www.amazon.com/How-Big-Things-Get-Done/dp/0593239512/• Technology Strategy Patterns: Architecture as Strategy: https://www.amazon.com/Technology-Strategy-Patterns-Architecture/dp/1492040878/• The Value Flywheel Effect: Power the Future and Accelerate Your Organization to the Modern Cloud: https://www.amazon.com/Value-Flywheel-Effect-Accelerate-Organization/dp/1950508579• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290• The Engineering Executive's Primer: Impactful Technical Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Executives-Primer-Impactful-Leadership/dp/1098149483• An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management: https://press.stripe.com/an-elegant-puzzle• Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track: https://www.amazon.com/Staff-Engineer-Leadership-beyond-management-ebook/dp/B08RMSHYGG• Gergely Orosz's newsletter: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/author/gergely/• Leaving big tech to build the #1 technology newsletter | Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer): https://www.lennyspodcast.com/videos/leaving-big-tech-to-build-the-1-technology-newsletter-gergely-orosz-the-pragmatic-engineer/• The art of product management | Shreyas Doshi (Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo): https://www.lennyspodcast.com/videos/the-art-of-product-management-shreyas-doshi-stripe-twitter-google-yahoo/• Henry Ward on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heward/• Vrushali Paunikar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrushali-paunikar/• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations: https://www.amazon.com/Accelerate-Software-Performing-Technology-Organizations/dp/1942788339• How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google): https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-measure-and-improve-developer-productivity-nicole-forsgren-microsoft-research-github-goo/• DORA: https://dora.dev/• Setting engineering org values: https://lethain.com/setting-engineering-org-values/• Digg: https://digg.com/• Kevin Rose on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinrose/• Digg's v4 launch: an optimism born of necessity: https://lethain.com/digg-v4/• Dash Gopinath on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dashgopinath/• Rich Schumacher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richschumacher/• The ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: https://www.amazon.com/ALL-NEW-Dont-Think-Elephant-ebook/dp/B00NP9LHFA• Top Chef on Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/top-chef/5172289448907967112• Hard to work with: https://lethain.com/hard-to-work-with/—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Russell Matambo hosts Henry Ward, CEO and co-founder of Carta, a global equity management platform on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. They discuss Henry's entrepreneurial journey, the challenges of simultaneously innovating and scaling a company, Carta's mission to democratise ownership, and much more! About Henry: Henry is the CEO and co-founder of Carta. Carta manages over three trillion dollars in equity for over two million people globally. The company is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, and over 7,000 funds and SPVs to manage cap tables, compensation, valuations, liquidity, and more. Prior to Carta, Henry was founder and CEO of Secondsight, a portfolio optimization platform for retail investors. He also held leadership positions at software companies including Reddwerks Inc. and BetweenMarkets. Henry graduated from the University of Michigan with a BGS in Mathematics and Computer Science and holds an MSC in Market Finance from EDHEC Business School. -- As always, for more Fintech insights and opportunities to collaborate, please find us below: WFT LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech WFT Blog: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Home: www.whartonfintech.org Russell's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/russell-matambo-cfa-a5900039/

On this episode of 1 to 1000, we interview Henry Ward, the CEO and co-founder of Carta. We chat about frameworks to navigate the idea maze to a $100M idea, identifying a wedge in a market, and how to hire the best VPs to scale with. If you're looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta: https://www.vanta.com/1000  --- SPONSORS: Are you building a business? If you're looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta. Achieving compliance can actually unlock major growth for your company and build customer loyalty. Vanta automates up to 90% of Compliance work, getting you audit-ready in weeks instead of months and saving 85% of associated costs. 1 to 1000 listeners get $1000 off at: https://www.vanta.com/1000 Metaview is the AI assistant for interviewing. Metaview completely removes the need for recruiters and hiring managers to take notes during interviews—because their AI is designed to take world-class interview notes for you. Team builders at companies like Brex, Robinhood, Quora, and Replit say Metaview has changed the game—see the magic for yourself for free on your first 5 interviews: https://www.metaview.ai/1000 --- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: Every week investor and writer of the popular newsletter The Diff, Byrne Hobart, and co-host Erik Torenberg discuss today's major inflection points in technology, business, and markets – and help listeners build a diversified portfolio of trends and ideas for the future. Subscribe to “The Riff” with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg: https://link.chtbl.com/theriff --- RECOMMENDED BOOK: The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen https://a.co/d/1HIo9ii --- X / TWITTER: @henrysward (Henry) @eriktorenberg (Erik Torenberg) @TurpentineMedia ---

Don't let good intentions lead to unintended consequences in your PR efforts. In this episode, we discuss a recent well-meaning attempt by a CEO to address negative press that ended up creating more problems for the company. We highlight the dangers of speaking without consulting expert counsel and the need for CEOs to consider the impact of their words on both internal and external audiences. Read the article in TechCrunch: Carta's CEO reaches out to customers about bad press, alerting them to bad press.   Transcript Michelle Kane (00:17): Thank you for joining us on this episode of That Solo Life, the podcast for PR pros and marketers who work for themselves, people like me, Michelle Kane, with VoiceMatters, and as always, my wonderful co-host, Karen Swim of Solo PR Pro. Hi Karen, how are you on this fabulous Monday? Karen Swim, APR (00:38): Hey, Michelle. I'm doing great. In spite of the major temperature drop, it's freezing cold, but it's okay. I'm good. I'm so good having a great moment. How are you? Michelle Kane (00:49): I'm well, thanks. Yeah, the fall crisp is finally arriving. It's a little gloomy today, but that's okay. Our morning was actually brightened up by this news from Carta. It was just a little astonishing. I think the theme of today would be CEOs who think they're helping, but they're also not. They're just not. This is why you have us. You might think that we're just fluffy, but we're not. PR pros are essential to your business. Karen Swim, APR (01:22): There could not have been a better ringing endorsement of why you should hire professionals to do your communications. I mean, I really just want to take this story and make copies of it and send it to every company in America and say, if you wondered why and as you're looking at your 2024 budgets, you're good reason to keep PR people on your team. Michelle Kane (01:54): Yeah, exactly. Exactly. It's definitely a case of you may be the most well-meaning person in the world, however, Karen Swim, APR (02:05): So Michelle Kane (02:06): Set it up because you flagged this story for us. What's the lowdown of what exactly happened? Karen Swim, APR (02:12): So here's what happened. So Carta is a tech company in the Bay Area and the CEO Henry Ward, who seems like a lovely person, by the way, wrote a post about a piece of negative press that no one had seen. So of course no one had seen it. It was going to be a non-thing until he wrote a post about it and then went into great detail into all of their negative press in addition to just coming off really bad. So it's just a highlight of what happens when a CEO takes matters into his own hands. So he published a post of a long post that he had sent out to his employees, and again, keep in mind no one had seen the story, but then when the CEO comes out and puts something out, and his reason for putting this out is to help other CEOs who might be enduring the same thing. All kinds of attention was created around the story that no one would've seen had he kept his mouth shut. So it went out there and I saw it in Mary Ann's TechCrunch newsletter, and then there was another story, and then it was a roundup, and then here we are on a Monday morning talking about it, not because we want to pile on this poor CEO who got it wrong, but because it's a great opportunity to share again what you really should not do and kind of work through what he was thinking and the many ways it all went bad for him. Michelle Kane (03:46): So step one is when you have the notion of writing a screed like this is to check with your comms team so they can weigh in on whether or not it's a good idea because we understand, I mean, who doesn't want to defend themselves? That's the first urge of, well, no, we didn't because in this litany of things, but as you said, this article that really no one had seen, it's got a whole new life now and now I'm sure most everyone in his realm has seen it, and it's just like that commercial where the liquid spills and you're going go Karen Swim, APR (04:28): Most definitely, and it's interesting. Here's the message that I would send to CEOs. We just had a similar situation in my real life work like this happend. It wasn't sexual abuse allegations or anything like that, but it was a potential crisis situation. Obviously, we were looped in immediately when we knew that this could be a situation. So we did what everybody does. We had a crisis plan around this particular thing. We work through create with the client, helping them to draft a statement that could be sent out to the media in the event that this news did become public, and we asked him to please share this with legal, to share it with the appropriate people so that it got blessed and it was ready to go in advance. The news did get out, a reporter did contact us. We were able to respond immediately. Not with no comment, not with, we can't talk about this, but with the natural statement. It turned out to be a great story. That was exactly how we would've wanted this to play out, and I think with CEOs, this man sounds like he was leading with his heart. Michelle Kane (05:41): Oh, sure. Karen Swim, APR (05:41): It's a terrible idea in business in general for lots of decisions because you've got to put on your professional hat. You have to think about your audience, and you have to understand that talking to the public is not talking to your best or talking to your family. There's so many ways that this can go wrong and did, and so he spoke from his heart, and it does sound like he's a decent human being, but he picked up a shovel and dug a grave that was deep enough for 20 bodies to fit into it. It just got worse and worse and worse and worse. Michelle Kane (06:19): Yeah. Yeah. That's not the way to start your week, let alone do at all. And looking at the flip side of this, we're not being disingenuous. I mean, you certainly don't want to hide things, but at the same time, my goodness, you can just reveal information that just really does not need to go public. And even if and when it does, like you say, we need to plan around that, plan for it. Consider all the audiences, all the ways that this will impact you, your company, your people. There's just so much that goes into it Now, he could very well have written this, gotten it all out of his system, and then looped in his team for good counsel and to just talk him through it, because I do understand, I mean, especially in that world, your team can feel like family and you can feel a bit of comfort, and you're just so wrapped up in the world of the day-to-day of your company. So I get it. I get how this could happen just from the other side of this. Yeah, just please involve your communications team members. Just do it. I don't care how much you think you don't need to or how much you think that this line item is a waste of money. We just have these people around telling us where to put dots and dashes. No, it's so much more than that. We're your champions. Karen Swim, APR (07:52): He vomited on his internal people as well. I mean, it really was. It was just like he vomited words all over everybody and he really, I don't know how his internal people reacted, but I would also say that in the same way that attorneys advise, you don't just, yes, we know the facts and we know that when you are in a situation where you're defending yourself, there's that human instinct to want to have your say, but you have to be strategic about it. You have to be smart about it. And as a CEO, I think that there are some things that you share and some things that you don't share, and not because you're lying to people, but there's a way that you frame things and you have to take a step back and not think of yourself and just wanting the information off of your chest, but you also have to protect your people. So in my mind, here's one of the downsides that I see. You brought attention to negative information. You shared that internally and externally, which then you also brought up all of the other negative things when people may not be adding it up as you do, because what happens is that sometimes something bad happens and people forget about it, it goes away, but you just right in front of your team too, reminded them of all of the negative press, and you said that and you apologized for it. I'm so sorry. I know you didn't sign up for all of this negative press. Why would you paint that picture of pessimism to your team? It was unintentional. I know he was attempting to comfort them and to say, I'm so sorry. I know you didn't sign up for this, but they're not really bearing the weight of this either. You are bearing the weight of it, and now you dropped it at your team members' feet. Because I've worked for companies where there has been negative press because that's just been the job. That's been the job that we're in. It didn't make me feel differently about the company. What I wanted to hear from them is not a rehashing of negative news, but I wanted to continue to see leadership, and I wanted to continue to see the integrity because what was important to me was being able to trust my leaders and be mentored by them and understand that they truly care for me. That didn't mean rehashing negative scenarios, and so I think he could use some help in that area. It sounds like they may not have internal comms people or any PR people on their team, because I know that professional communicators would've never allowed either of those scenarios to happen internally or externally. Michelle Kane (10:32): I agree. I agree. And doesn't it really point to a bit of a trend in that arena of, well, we don't need PR people like well, well, you do. You really do. I mean, trust us, we're not, I mean, we know our listeners know this, but for those outside of our industry, we're not just making up this job because it's fun to pretend. We realize, and as many of our clients realize, we provide an essential role of looking out for you and your best interests and helping you present yourself in the best way possible to your publics. Karen Swim, APR (11:07): I agree. I would say another big mistake that he made, and this is a myth that I believe many, many, many founders carry and many organizations carry in his public post. Essentially, it sounded like he was bashing the media and he painted them all with this broad brush of negativity and made everybody sound like they were an exposé reporter that could not be further from the truth. By and large journalists, and I'm talking real journalists. I'm not saying every Joe America with a blog of their own, that's not necessarily a journalist. Well, some journalists definitely have their own thing. Journalists care about reporting facts. We all have inherent biases, but some of us are trained to understand that we have those biases, and to learn how to communicate with an awareness of that and still be balanced. It was the most horrific statement, and it was really unfair because the one thing that PR people fight for and we all agree on is that we believe in a free press. We need a free press. He even brought up John and the Theranos reporting and said that after he won this Pulitzer Prize for his work, that it ushered in an era of basically gotcha journalism in the tech world that also could not be further from the truth. What John did was a public service. He reported on a company that had lives at stake. These were people that were relying on laboratory testing for diagnoses. This was an important story. I believe that it won an award because it was great reporting. He took a deep dive. He hung in there. This was not to say gotcha to the tech industry and expose every little dirty secret, but let's be clear, the tech industry has been notoriously horrible culture. I've experienced it myself. I know that many people out there have had personal experiences, and so any reporting that's done that talks about a company culture and things that go wrong, it's not because reporters are trying to win awards or because they're out to get you. They're doing their jobs. Michelle Kane (13:44): Yeah, exactly. Yeah. They're just doing their due diligence, seeking the truth in a way that will benefit all of us. It's just, yeah, I mean, the press over the years has gotten a bad rap, and especially, it's been quite intense as we all know these past several years. And yeah, that's very disheartening, especially when that same company might like the press to pay attention to them for the positive things they do in the future, and how will this impact that? I'm not saying the press is vindictive, they're not, but it's just like, oh, well, I don't know how we're going to be portrayed if we cover you. So… Karen Swim, APR (14:27): 100% agree. I mean, he really did get that wrong, and by trying to be his own press agent in this letter, he talked about some past allegations of racism, misogynism, and sexual harassment, and there were a couple of executives, I guess, that were fired, and he brought that up again, and he said that our mistake wasn't in firing them, it was in hiring them at all. Again, it doesn't paint your company in a positive light. And I mean, if Henry ever hears this podcast, please understand that we are not saying that you are a terrible person. We are saying that you made a mistake in the way that you handled it, and so in the same way that you found it instructed in your posts because you thought that it would help CEOs, we are hoping that CEOs will listen to this podcast, and companies will listen to this podcast and understand that good intention should not drive your PR or your leadership decisions. That was a huge misstep, and we're only talking about this because it is public. We would never be talking about this had it never been made public. Michelle Kane (15:42): Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. We come at this from purely helpful motives because we want, Hey, we want everyone to do well. And if that was something that you needed to get out of your system, that's great, do it. But it's the old adage of write the letter, don't send it. Karen Swim, APR (16:04): I've done that a million times. It's great therapy. Writing for me just helps to get it out there, so I'll do my thing, I'll rant. I'll get it all out, but it'll never see the daylight because it's an exercise for me. And again, it's so important to draw that line, and I don't think that every human being, that's not a skillset that we all possess, and that's okay. It does not make you a less than worthy human being or leader. It just means that there are professionals that can help you see the potholes that you wouldn't even know to look for. And so again, here is who I believe. I think I've said this over and over, to be a really good man who had really good intentions, but in speaking without expert counsel, he really did himself and his company a disservice. And to be honest, I guess one thing is that I didn't really think I had heard of Carta. Maybe I heard of them, but wasn't real aware of them, but I probably won't forget their name again. So good job in amplifying your brand name. Michelle Kane (17:15): Oh my gosh. Well, we know now, and we hope you found value in this time together today. CEOs, hang in there, give us all a call. Make sure you have a comms pro at the ready, because honestly, it will do you a world of good. And until next time, thanks for listening to That Solo Life.

Colleen McCreary, a seasoned Chief People Officer (Zynga, Credit Karma, EA, Twilio) -turned-venture capitalist at Ribbit Capital, sits down with Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church. This insider conversation covers tactical advice for navigating Mergers and Acquisitions (she's been through multiple), layoffs, recruiting top talent, and transitioning from an HR leader into the world of the board room. Before the interview, Nolan and Kelli also discuss the recent negative press for Carta's CEO Henry Ward, and offer listeners a behind the scenes understanding of executive departures and settlement packages. If you're looking for HR software that drives performance, check out Lattice https://www.lattice.com/hrheretics – SPONSORS: Lattice | Continuum ✅ Discover HR software that drives performance with Lattice: https://www.lattice.com/hrheretics High performance and great culture should never be at odds; they're better together. With Lattice People Management Platform, companies efficiently run people programs that create enviable cultures where employees want to do their best work. Serving 1000s of customers of all sizes. Learn why companies from Slack to the LA Dodgers choose Lattice. https://www.lattice.com/hrheretics ✅ Hire Fractional Executives with Continuum: HR Heretics listeners get 15% off of their first month using this link (https://bit.ly/40hlRa9) Have you ever had a negative experience hiring executives? Continuum connects executives and senior operators to venture backed tech companies for fractional and full-time roles. You can post any executive-level role to Continuum's marketplace and search through our database of world-class, vetted leaders. There is no hidden cost, you only pay the person you hire. And you can cancel at any time. HR Heretics listeners get 15% off – KEEP UP WITH COLLEEN, NOLAN, + KELLI ON LINKEDIN Colleen:https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenmccrearychiefpplofficer/ Nolan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/ Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/ – LINKS: - Ribbit Capital: https://ribbitcap.com/ - Henry Ward's blog post about negative press: https://henrysward.medium.com/what-i-tell-employees-about-negative-press-7c134e7a601c   – TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Episode Preview (01:43) The Carta story: executive terminations and lawsuits (05:15) Rolling Layoffs (13:45) Setting expectations after a layoff event (17:49) Sponsors: Lattice | Continuum (19:23) Employee accountability and RTO debate (21:00) CHRO/CPO's responsibility to be the voice for the company (26:20) Moral challenges and breaking up with a CEO - infamous Zynga story (31:28) Colleen's experience being an advisor for Silicon Valley, the HBO series (34:25) Recruiting lessons from Silicon Valley (36:20) Colleen's tactical lessons from multiple M&As (43:30) Most important ‘gotchas' to watch out for in M&A process (47:08) Transitioning from HR to VC (50:40) Being a long date in the interview process to create opportunities (53:15) Navigating the choice between CPO at a big company, COO, and VC  (55:40) Colleen's best hire(s): Mike Vernal and his crew (58:28) Colleen's best interview question – HR Heretics is brought to you by Turpentine www.turpentine.co Producer: Natalie Toren Production: Graham Bessellieu, Michelle Poreh For inquiries about guests or sponsoring the podcast, email Natalie@turpentine.co

This isn't Henry Ward's first shot at entrepreneurship. In fact, the first company he founded failed. But Henry says the things he learned were pivotal for starting Carta, a multi-billion dollar company that's a darling of the venture world. CEO of Co-founder Henry Ward sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts his journey to entrepreneurship and shares critical advice for other builders who are in the game -- from establishing a strong company culture to the how of developing stronger insights.Chapters:00:00 Intro01:45 Henry's path to Carta06:21 Developing Insights: "There's A Lot of Stuff You Discover A Long The Way" 08:20 The Best Founders Fill A Need For Customers They Didn't Know They Had 12:48 Finding Product Market Fit at Carta16:30 Fundraising Strategy: "The Pitch Matters, But Not As Much As Finding Someone Who Cares About The Problem" 19:03 How To Attract The Right Type of Employees To Your Startup28:32 Establishing Strong Culture At Your Company 40:22 What are some "Henryisms"?42:40 Advice to Current Founders47:50 Tyler & Sterling's Takeaways Connect with Henry:Medium: https://henrysward.medium.com/LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hewardX: https://twitter.com/henryswardMore on Henry & Carta: Henry Ward is the CEO and co-founder of Carta. The company is trusted by more than 30,000 companies, over 5,000 investment funds, and half a million employees for cap table management, compensation management, liquidity venture capital solutions, and more.

As many of you may know, candor was my kryptonite and the "half ingredient" of the traits from my last book Twelve and a Half. I'm still a 4 out of 10 on candor but working on it every day. But candor can also be weaponized by some leaders so I needed to rebrand it as "Kind Candor".  On today's episode, I'm joined by CEO of Carta, Henry Ward, where we discuss leadership, the struggles of middle management, and how to be more efficient with your time in the workplace.  Leaders and especially those in middle management will get value out of this listen.  Tweet/X at me on Twitter (@garyvee) with your thoughts from this episode!

This week, we had Carta CEO Henry Ward on to chat through the early-stage market with us. Alex had a grip of data and a sheaf of questions, so here's what we got into:The current state of the early-stage venture capital market: From Ward's perspective, the early-stage market is in better shape than many folks think. It's the later-stages of venture capital that are the most moribund. We also riffed on the quality of startups that are raising today, and how much pain is coming for young tech companies that can't quite attract more capital.Carta's new Seed and Series A product: Carta is offering a mostly-automated method of closing early-stage rounds; we wanted to better understand the economics of the effort, and what the unicorn hopes to achieve from the work.We closed with a look ahead, and a series of fun closing questions with Ward.That's just the high-level summary. We also discussed entrepreneurship more broadly, the importance of LLCs, and even how to construct a podcast interview.Don't forget: our listener survey is back! Take a moment to let us know what you want more of, what you want less of, and how we can make this the kind of podcast you want to come back to every week. Chat soon!For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, one that details how our stories come together and more!

Miguel Armaza sits down with Jane Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer at Carta, a platform that helps people and companies manage equity, build businesses, and invest in private companies.Launched in 2012 by Henry Ward, Carta is used by nearly 30,000 companies and over half a million employees to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also works with over 4,500 funds representing over $92B in assets under administration. They have raised over a billion dollars from a very long list of investors, including Union Square Ventures, Tribe Capital, Spark Capital, Silver Lake, Lightspeed, a16z, Insight, and many more.We discuss:The power of content creation and why it's been an incredible source for organic growth at CartaThe role of a CMO at companies and how generative AI tools are transforming the jobNavigating the pressures of a more competitive and challenging business environmentTime management and productivity hacksImportance of customer feedback… lots more!Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today's global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Do you prefer a written summary, instead? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join 53,000+ readers and listeners worldwide!Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder & Managing General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: bit.ly/3jWIpqp

Henry Ward: recovering alcoholic and addict, ultra runner, and author of Running Without the Devil. Today we chat w/ Henry about his journey from hitting rock bottom to ultimately finding running, finishing a 250 mile ultra & now spreading the sobriety & running message to help others. 

Ryan Henry Ward is a Seattle based muralist who signs his work as "Henry". His artwork can be found all throughout Seattle and the PNW. This is a bucket list interview for the NAST Podcast. Henry Insta: @henry_beyond_museums NAST Insta: @nastpodcast

We were very excited to check out The Run Show in Boston last weekend!  This episode has additional interviews from Saturday and all interviews from Sunday. We were able to get a total of over 50 interviews with vendors, guest speakers, and the event director from Raccoon Events himself!  We got so much content that it didn't make sense to cram it all in one episode so this is part two of two. Look below to see who is featured in this episode and go back to listen to part 1 from last week if you missed it! 0:00 – 3:02 – Intro 3:02 – 13:24 – Quick News 13:24 – 14:26 – Content Preface 14:26 - 57:12 - More Saturday Interviews (Tri-Maine, Hyperice, Os1st, Greater Lowell Runners, Cape Cod Marathon, YuKan Run, Doug Flutie Jr Foundation, Run for Autism, Sam Adams, Steve Fleck, and Mirna Valerio) 57:12 - 1:51:07 - Sunday Interviews (Jogon, Blueshift Nutrition, Hilma, Ragnar Relay, Nix Biosensors, HiDow, Row House, Conscious Gear, Henry Ward, Craig Hanratty (Event Director), Erin Azar, and Kelly Roberts) 1:51:07 - End – Outro Next episode will be on the New England OCR Expo with Steve “Bacon” Martin! ____ News Stories: New England OCR Expo: Website, Instagram, and Facebook (use code MSTEF5 for $5 off!)  New Deka Strong Records 2023 Weekend Trifecta Medal Spartan US National Series Medals Spartan Jacksonville 3K Test Event is Free Tough Mudder Wedding Evan Perperis Back on American Ninja Warrior OCR Report Patreon Native X Podiums Epic Series Podiums Abominable Snow Race Podiums Hyrox Stuttgart Podiums Death Race Finishers Deka Fit Austin Podiums Hyrox "North American Championship" Podiums: Men and Women Fecal Secret Link Love Secret Link Paramount Secret Link Pumpkin Secret Link Painful Secret Link ____ Related Episodes: 164. 1st Annual New England OCR Expo Preview with Steve “Bacon” Martin! 165. New England OCR Expo and Party!  171. Caterpy with Executive Director Anthony Pong! 318. The Run Show Boston with Interviews! (Part 1) ____ The OCR Report Patreon Supporters: Matt B Davis, Shon Collins, Jason Dupree, Kim DeVoss, Samantha Thompson, Matt Puntin, Dave Claxton, Brad Kiehl, Charlotte Engelman, Erin Grindstaff, Hank Stefano, Arlene Stefano, Laura Ritter, Steven Ritter, Sofia Harnedy, Kenny West, Ryan Maisano, Cheryl Goodwin, Jessica Johnson, Scott "The Fayne" Knowles, Anna Landry, Christopher Hoover, Kevin Gregory Jr., Ryan Hart, Ashley Reis, Brent George, Justin Manning, Kevin Praytor, Wendell Lagosh, Brett "The T-Rex" Milks, and Logan Nagle. Sponsored Athletes: Javier Escobar, Kelly Sullivan, Ryan Brizzolara, and Joshua Reid! Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our Facebook group Check out our Threadless Shop Use coupon code "adventure" for 10% off MudGear products Use coupon code "ocrreport20" for 20% off Caterpy products Like us on Facebook: Obstacle Running Adventures Follow our podcast on Instagram: @ObstacleRunningAdventures Write us an email: obstaclerunningadventures@gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: MStefano Running Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest

À 28 ans, Ulric Musset est un entrepreneur compulsif. A 12 ans, il code une plateforme pour que les écrivains partagent leurs écrits avec les lecteurs; à 15 ans, un jeu vidéo; à 18 ans, une solution baptisée SaveSMS; à 19 ans, un Tinder de la mode. Au micro de Cash Out, il revient sur ce parcours jusqu'à co-créer Vauban en 2018. Cette startup, qui facilite l'administration des fonds d'investissement dans les startups les plus prometteuses, a été rachetée en entre 70 et 150 millions d'euros par l'Américain Carta en 2022. Cette vente a été plus qu'une simple transaction. Ce fut un rocambolesque voyage. A l'issue de six mois d'un processus de levée de fonds éreintant, les deux fondateurs trouvent un accord avec un investisseur qui va dépenser 25 millions de dollars pour entrer au capital. Mais à une semaine de conclure le deal, ils sont démarchés par Carta. Démarre alors un trajet intense de trois mois entre renoncement, due diligence express, séjour américain, fête déguisée… le tout avec Google en toile de fond. Ceci n'est pas un Kamoulox. Ulric Musset vous explique tout cela en détail, avec de nombreuses anecdotes et beaucoup de sourires. Dans cet épisode, on cite Ludovic Huraux, Rémy Astié, Cyril Pluche, Henry Ward.Pour ce flashback, Ulric a choisi d'être accompagné par :Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand - Ennio MorriconeCon Te Partirò - Andrea Bocelli“Hard work, that's what they say” : Hardwork - U.S. Drill Sergeant Field RecordingsDrums of drakar - AmoeBacrewConquest of Paradise - VangelisSend me a postcard - Shocking BlueA vos écouteurs

Hello, my name is Henry Ward, and am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and also an ultrarunner. I have been in recovery since November 17, 2008. I have been married to my beautiful wife since June 2005, and we have an adorable son who was born in March of 2012. But this so-called normal life wasn't always the case." For more, go to https://runningwithoutthedevil.com/

In this episode, ultra marathon runner and book author Henry Ward discusses his struggles with addiction and finding his purpose in recovery. https://runningwithoutthedevil.com/ https://www.amazon.com/One-too-many-donuts-childrens/dp/B09RNS7HLX https://www.amazon.com/One-Inch-At-Time-Endurance/dp/B0BHL4MYSQ  

We have a special episode today on Alt Goes Mainstream. Our guest today is Henry Ward, the CEO and co-founder of Carta, one of the most innovative and exciting companies in private markets.Henry founded Carta from the kernel of an idea and they are now trusted by over 30,000 companies, 5,000 investment funds and 2.1 million employees for cap table management, compensation management, liquidity venture capital solutions and more. They've raised over $1B from the likes of Silver Lake, Union Square Ventures, a16z, Tribe Capital, Meritech, and many others.Carta has been included on the Forbes World's Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, and Inc's Fastest Growing Private Companies.Henry is a serial entrepreneur who was previously the founder and CEO of Secondsight, a portfolio optimization platform for retail investors. He built Carta with a deep sense of passion for helping people to become investors in private markets and equity owners.Henry and I had a fascinating conversation, covering a lot of ground. We discussed: How he's built Carta into a category-defining company for private markets.  Why it's beneficial to be a “plate spinning company” and how that's good for a network effects business. Why competing with spreadsheets can create a special business – and how it leads to the creation of other successful businesses as time goes on. The ownership era and what it means for founders, employees, and investors. The future of private market liquidity. Gems on people management and company building. Thanks Henry for coming on the AGM podcast to share your wisdom. We hope you enjoy.

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Henry Ward joins us to talk about how his team of fewer than 20 employees scaled their startup, then known as eShares, to product-market fit and eventually became a household name in equity management software. Henry Ward is the Co-Founder and CEO of Carta. This $7.4B business has created a new category of software in equity management by helping companies and investors manage their cap tables, valuations, investments, and equity plans. Henry gives us insight into the early stages of Carta: the initial products that Carta built, gaining validation through investor networks, closing their first 100 customers, and how they found product-market fit on their way to acquiring 28,000 customers. Join us as we discuss: How Carta built products designed to get distribution The early go-to-market lessons that Carta learned about when to focus on sales vs when to start marketing Why Carta didn't start with a self-serve experience How Carta changed its pricing model at scale without upsetting customers         Go further: Learn how Carta won their first 100 customers: https://www.unusual.vc/post/how-carta-won-their-first-100-customers Learn about early customer identification and collaboration in our module: What are design partners: https://www.field-guide.unusual.vc/field-guide-enterprise/picking-design-partners   About Unusual Ventures — Unusual Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm designed from the ground up to give a distinct advantage to founders building infrastructure software and application-level companies. Unusual was founded in 2018 with the mission to reinvent the venture capital engagement model by serving entrepreneurs with an unprecedented level of hands-on services. Described as a partner versus a top-down stakeholder by its portfolio companies, Unusual is laser-focused on serving exceptional founders and teams building innovative products. With offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, and Boston, Unusual has invested in category-defining companies like Arctic Wolf Networks, Carta, Robinhood, Harness, 
and Vivun.   About Sandhya Hegde — Sandhya is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures, leading investments in enterprise SaaS companies. Previously an early employee and executive at Amplitude, Sandhya is a product-led growth (PLG) coach and mentor. She can be reached at sandhya@unusual.vc and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sandhya) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandhyahegde/).

On today's episode, Duane speaks with ultra-runner and recovering alcoholic and addict, Henry Ward, as he shares his own story of recovery, about how alcoholism and drugs took his whole life, and finally getting into treatment.  For a few years, Henry was wandering around, not being able to do anything, until he stumbled into running. Today, he shares how running has impacted his life, and how he uses running, not only in his own recovery but also to bring his passion for running to others through his nonprofit Running Without the Devil.  Growing up in a family and community where alcohol was prevalent, Henry subconsciously knew he got the addictive gene. Eventually, he got stuck into this vicious cycle which caused a lot of damage to his reputation and pushed away relationships. Ultimately, he went into treatment and discovered his passion for running. The more runner's high he got, the more he felt like himself. After 22 years of drinking and using, Henry had dealt with all the pain, the shame, and the guilt. And so, for him, his physical pain from running was nothing compared to what he went through back then – because if he got through that, then he can get through anything.  In this episode, you will hear: Henry's story of addiction Putting the work in to set yourself up for success Discovering his passion for running What is an ultra-marathon? Pushing through the stinking thinking How he used his history of addiction to his advantage Key Quotes: [33:19] - "There is no magic pill. It doesn't matter if it's diet or exercise or recovery from addiction, you have to put the work in. If you want to succeed in a career, you can't just half-ass it.” [33:30] - "If you have a half-assed recovery, you're going to get half-assed results, and you probably go back out there." [38:15] - "I found that thing that helps you burn off the anxiety, get me out of my own head, get my confidence back. And when I run, I feel like myself. The more runner's high you get, the more I feel like myself." [40:22] - "You get a lot of time on your feet. But you get a lot of time in your head, and you really learn a lot about yourself and what the human body is capable of." [43:02] - "Quiet the negative voices. Quiet that devil and just take it like a small little fragment, and break it down... it teaches you to stay in the moment." [46:22] - "Everything always works out for the better and better than you imagine. It doesn't matter what it is, you get what you put into it." [46:29] - "Keep hustling, keep trying, keep asking people and keep networking, and something good is going to come of it. Put the time in, but it's not worth worrying about." Subscribe and Review Have you subscribed to our podcast? We'd love for you to subscribe if you haven't yet.  We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. If you really enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at www.theaddictedmind.com to download it. Supporting Resources: NovusMindfulLife.com Running Without the Devil https://runningwithoutthedevil.com  Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you.

Miles With Marty is home base for running community love.  We talk to the incredible humans that make this community so special.  In this episode we have an interview with author, recovering addict/alcoholic, and ultra-runner Henry Ward.  He shares his story of running and recovery.  Podcaster and RD, Joseph Fuller previews the upcoming Skunk Ape night race 30k as well as discusses his own podcast, Florida Trail Runners.  Social Media/website - runningwithoutthedevil.com @henryward3 --  @skunkapeevents @justrunfuller @ftrunnerspodcast

Henry Ward is the co-founder and CEO of Carta. Carta helps companies and investors manage their cap tables, valuations, investments, and equity plans. Packy previously described Henry as a "Worldbuilder" - an entrepreneur who can see something non-obvious about the future, timestamp their prediction, and then execute against that prediction (sometimes for over a decade) until they end of building something really, really important. They address the accuracy of that title, the current state of the market, N-of-1 markets, and much more. Sponsor Season 2 of Not Boring Founders is sponsored by FTX US. You may know FTX because of its innovations in crypto derivatives or its ultra-rich & altruistic founder, SBF -- but what you may not know is that the FTX App is available in the US for all crypto traders...and that it's the cheapest exchange out there, with no minimum, ACH, or withdrawal fees. The company is moving fast and now offers crypto trading (Bitcoin, Eth, Sol, Doge, etc) and supports NFTs -- and is releasing new products seemingly every month. Download the FTX App today, invest $10 and get a free coin from FTX in exchange. Use this download link and enter code "notboring" when you sign up to redeem the offer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

Take a long run with Henry Ward fresh off his completion of the Cocadona 250, he and Scotty discuss his race, his struggles with alcohol, his transformation into an ultra runner and his new book "Running Without the Devil" (Link below). Want to hear more of Henry's story?  Here's his book: https://www.amazon.com/Running-Without-Devil-alcoholic-addiction-ebook/dp/B0916FJY2Y And a link to his charity: https://runningwithoutthedevil.com Also brought to you by UCAN.  Fuel smarter.  Use the code TENJUNKMILES 20% off: https://ucan.co And finally from Path Projects...order that sweet new TJM hat here: https://pathprojects.com This episode also brought to you by Dri-Seats Waterproof Seat Covers. Stop letting funky people smell up your car. Order here: https://www.dri-seats.com Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/

My guest today is Henry Ward, co-founder and CEO of Carta. Started in 2012, Carta helps companies and investors manage their cap tables, equity plans, and ownership. Last year, they launched CartaX, a platform for private companies and their employees to access secondary market liquidity. Our discussion is a detailed exploration of private market infrastructure and Henry's views on building an enduring business. Please enjoy my conversation with Henry Ward.   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here.   -----   This episode is brought to you by Canalyst. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. If you're a professional equity investor and haven't talked to Canalyst recently, you should give them a shout. Learn more and try Canalyst for yourself at canalyst.com/Patrick.    -----   This episode is brought to you by Vanta. Vanta has built software that makes it easier to get and maintain your SOC 2, HIPAA or ISO 27001 reports at a fraction of the typical cost. Listeners can redeem a $1k off coupon at vanta.com/patrick.    -----   Invest Like the Best is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Invest Like the Best, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.    Past guests include Tobi Lutke, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, John Collison, Kat Cole, Marc Andreessen, Matthew Ball, Bill Gurley, Anu Hariharan, Ben Thompson, and many more.   Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus   Show Notes [00:02:57] - [First question] - The first key mental moment of how Carta came to him [00:05:30] - Initial thoughts on how to position Carta as a business model [00:06:47] - Historical divergence between private and public market infrastructure [00:08:33] - What a price discovery process for primary shares could look like in the future [00:11:09] - The end state Carta is trying to effect in their perfect state [00:13:29] - Why it's so hard for private company staff to manage their illiquid wealth [00:15:45] - Lessons and challenges in the new market creation business [00:17:57] - The nature and dynamics of supply and demand in this space [00:20:16] - Restrictions that prevent retail investors from participating in private markets and why there's more alpha in private markets [00:22:45] - How Carta is mapped onto the success of its customers [00:25:27] - Deciding on what is a good idea and what isn't when it comes to focus [00:28:07] - Describing the One of N versus N of One market frameworks and principles of this philosophy that manifests in how he runs Carta [00:32:11] - How working at Carta would differ from a payroll-type company [00:35:37] - Characterizing his leadership and management styles [00:37:57] - The types of circumstances that bring out his tough side [00:39:33] - Making hard decisions in a bottom up management model  [00:44:05] - How he spends his time while building Carta [00:45:02] - What a great product looks like to him [00:47:10] - The Systems Bible; Defining what a great team looks like [00:49:13] - What he's learned about being great at Go-To-Market [00:51:26] - Effective ways to beat competitors and build relationship pipelines [00:53:49] - Things he likes the least about leading a company of this size  [00:55:13] - What he fears most as he thinks about the future of Carta [00:55:45] - Advice for entrepreneurs when thinking about data in modern businesses [00:58:26] - The biggest missing pieces in capital market structure writ large [01:00:17] - What's next for CartaX and what he'll be pushing to make it work  [01:02:10] - Lessons learned from serving venture investors  [01:04:25] - Whether or not investment banks are their competitors [01:05:18] - Public market dislocation and how long it will last [01:06:58] - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for him

On this week's episode of Playing In Space, host Henry Ward is joined by Thinking Basketball's Cody Houdek to run through a set of “Season Superlatives” in place of typical NBA award season discussion, handing out some atypical awards to players who shined this season but may not fall into mainstream award consideration. Awards handed out include Most Creative Coach (3:16), Most Must-Watch TV (9:42), Sophomore of the Year (18:07), Rarest/Most Unique Impact (26:40), Biggest Skeleton Key (36:05), and Greatest Leap (45:05), before the two wrap up with some off-the-wall, more niche shoutouts (54:45).twitter.com/sis_hoopstwitter.com/henrywwardtwitter.com/codyhoudeksportsinfosolutions.com

SIS Basketball Research Analyst Connor Ayubi joins host Henry Ward to discuss the evolution of role in the NBA and how we can change our perspective to create language that better suits what players bring to the table and the avenues in which they contribute and fit together. The two discuss Connor's in-progress data-driven roles project (2:58), and examine the nuances behind our understanding of role through several examples, such as the Suns duo of Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges in contrast with the development of Trey Murphy (10:34), the Grizzlies backcourt of Ja Morant, Tyus Jones and DeAnthony Melton (23:35), and the economies of scale at play with big men like Bam Adebayo, Jonas Valanciunas, Steven Adams, Kevon Looney and Isaiah Hartenstein along with the emergence of “featherweight fours” such as Gary Payton II and Bruce Brown (34:37).twitter.com/sis_hoopstwitter.com/henrywwardtwitter.com/AyubiNBAsportsinfosolutions.com

Levels CEO, Sam Corcos, and Head of Legal, Zac Henderson, sat down with CEO of Carta, Henry Ward, to chat about the variety of equity offerings at startups. These include Incentivized Stock Option (ISO), Non-Qualified Stock Option (NSO), Restricted Stock Unit (RSU), and Secondary Sales. They dug into what they all mean and what the tax implications are for each. Become a Levels Member – levelshealth.com Learn about Metabolic Health – levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @Levels on Instagram and Twitter

Jackson Frank joins host Henry Ward as the show's first non-SIS guest to evaluate the developments and projections of some non-all star, non-rookie rising talents who are filling crucial roles on contending teams. The two discuss the optimization of Tyrese Maxey following the James Harden trade (3:14), how Desmond Bane's actualization as an off-ball creator has helped weaponize the Grizzlies offense (19:34), Jaren Jackson Jr.'s leap into the Defensive Player of the Year conversation (41:09), the unlocking of Robert Williams in his new defensive role (1:05:29), and Deandre Ayton's growth as a cornerstone for the first-place Suns (1:20:20).twitter.com/sis_hoopstwitter.com/henrywwardtwitter.com/jackfrank_jjfsportsinfosolutions.com

My next guest is none other than Ultra Marathon runner Henry Ward. Henry is a retired "alcoholic and blackout artist." He is the current Chairman and CEO at Running Without The Devil." Most of Henry's life was fueled by the pursuit of alcohol. As a youngster, Henry experimented with alcohol and this was the "launching point" for his alcoholism to take off. He was raised in an alcoholic environment and witnessed his parents and their friends drink in excess. Henry was driven by the need to be intoxicated. Relationships, his employment, family and goals were never enough to keep him sober. Alcohol had a grip on him and he felt driven to change that. Take a ride as Henry shares his road to redemption and recovery. He discusses the tools he used to find long term sobriety. At some point, we all have to "Run Without The Devil." We all have three choices in active addiction, 1. Get Sober, 2. Get Locked Up or 3. Get Covered Up. Unfortunately, getting sober is not always the easiest path. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, reach out to me via email at chasingthevase@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brock-m-bevell/support

Ryan Henry Ward, best known as HENRY, is a prolific Muralist and I'm honored to call him a good friend. Ryan has painted over 300 murals as well as produced large scale solo exhibitions that have landed him on news outlets from local to international. We discuss inspiration and he explains that seeing how his art has transformed people and inspired them is what keeps him painting. We tell stories of how art has helped bridge communication in families and brought love and joy into peoples daily lives. Ryan and I go on many tangents, but my favorite was our creative conversation seeing us (humans) as super computers, imagining ideas in which we are plugged into source energy and how that energy affects us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What would happen if an artist had control of a school curriculum? Henry Ward, former deputy head of Welling School in South London has blurred the boundaries between the artist and teacher and the results for his students and the school were transformative. I talked to Henry about the role his artistic practice played in developing his teaching philosophy and and he shares some brilliant examples of his students' work. Most importantly, he offers a glimpse into what education would look like if the arts and creative learning were really valued. Links: Freelands Foundation: https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/ Henry's website: http://www.henryhward.com/ High Tech High: https://www.hightechhigh.org/ Big Picture Doncaster: https://bigpicturedoncaster.org/ Welling School: https://www.wellingschool-tkat.org/

Host Samson Folk brings on analyst, Henry Ward to discuss Scottie Barnes, Dalano Banton, David Johnson, and what their selections mean for the Raptors team-building.Scottie Barnes, an amorphous blobLeague Pass Highlight Passing PotentialDefensive Problem SolvingDavid Johnson, lottery talent?Dalano Banton, the funkfestScheming and maintaining advantageRegular szn vs. playoff szn basketballThanks for tuning in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jackson is joined by Henry Ward of Pro Insight to break down the games of Joel Ayayi, Jared Butler, Joe Wieskamp and Austin Reaves. Together, they also discuss how each guy would fit with the Sixers and what skills are most important for their NBA success. You can read Henry's columns that he mentions here, titled, "The 5-Point Play": https://www.prospectiveinsight.com/pi-pulse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liz Martins looks ahead to the upcoming Bank of England meeting. Shanella Rajanayagam assesses the key points to the UK-Australia trade deal. Henry Ward and James Pomeroy explain how the pandemic could accelerate EM financial inclusion. DisclaimerTo stay connected and to access free to view reports and videos from HSBC Global Research click here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the latest market news from seasoned trader Henry Ward, hosted by Dylan Holman.Learn more about trading by visiting the eToro Trading School's home page where you can read reports, watch videos and sign up to our free trading course.Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply. For more information, visit etoro.com/trading/fees. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Episode 10: Reset and Recharge Virtual Summit Recap If you are ready to reset 2020 and get recharged to make 2021 the best year ever, you will love today's episode. In today's episode, we will discuss how there is no better time than now to learn new skills and understand how to gain the proper mindset that will allow you to lean into those hard conversations leading to BIG breakthroughs that take your life to the next level in 2021. Our panel of guests today are renowned speakers, coaches, and authors that will inspire you to take the actions necessary to restart and recharge your life both personally and professionally. Together the 5 of us will recap some of the key points discussed during the Reset & Recharge Virtual Summit as well as sharing some valuable life insights and strategies. Our first guest, Henry Ward is now enjoying 12 years of sober living after hitting rock bottom. He shares how years of addiction turned him into someone he didn't recognize but one day he decided it was time for a reset so he could recharge his life. To learn more about Henry Ward, you can find him at www.runningwithoutthedevil.com Our second guest, Tommy Lunetta is an Army/Navy Veteran, IT Professional, Ultrarunner, and Coach with 15 years of results-driven success. After suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Tommy found his life upside down and in need of a reset. To learn more about Tommy, you can find him at www.tommylunettacoachingandconsulting.com And finally, our final guest, John Grant is back for a second visit to share his proven methods on how to develop an unstoppable mindset to reset and recharge. You can find John at www.johngrantcoaching.com Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. If you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast now. We will be adding a bunch of bonus episodes that you don't want to miss!! Subscribe now! and share this episode with your friends and family.

Eden Interviews artist Ryan Henry Ward, more commonly known as henry. If you're familiar with the city of Seattle, odds are you've seen a few of his bright, whimsical murals. To learn more about henry and his work, visit itsahenry.com.

Red Tractor chairman Lucy Neville-Rolfe is out after she voted against measures to protect British farmers from substandard food imports.What next for the farm assurance scheme?Growers and livestock producers take to the streets over the government's refusal to ban food imports produced using methods that are illegal in the UK.One year after footage of his flood-hit farm was beamed around the world, Henry Ward  says he fears a repeat of the disaster that left his house reachable only by boat.Capital allowances for agriculture are changing - and we've all the latest commodity prices in our latest market round-up.And could turning insects into animal feed be the next big thing?This episode co-hosted by Farmers Weekly chief reporter Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with Farmers Weekly deputy business editor Andrew Meredith.

Talking to Henry was a blast! He truly lives the life of an artist and when talking to him we learned so very much about how he is able to create so freely. We learned all about the inspiration for his characters and how he managed to move ahead to become one of Seattle's most prolific artists.

Henry Ward is the CEO and co-founder of Carta, which is a global ownership management platform that helps companies, investors, and employees manage their equity. The company has raised close to $150 million from investors like Meritech, Tribe Capital, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, and Menlo Ventures. Carta has a valuation that is rumored to be over $1 billion. 

Sunday Evening, 15 Jul 2018 - Bro. Henry Ward